Background
He was born in Bamaw, Kachin State, Myanmar in 1948.
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Hla Myint Swe
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He attended the Defence Services Academy, Pyin Oo Lwin and after graduating served in various positions as an army officer
Career
As of 2010, he was head of the Public Relations and Information Department of the Yangon City Development Committee. As head of the Yangon City Development Committee"s public relations and information department, he is also head of the City FM radio station. In February 2004 the station launched the Hello! FM program in which experts would give answers to questions mailed in by the audience, such as on the procedures to follow to open a shop or obtain a building permit.
His department also runs The Monitor, a newspaper.
Discussing press freedom in October 2010, he noted that "There is no country that has absolute freedom of the press," going on to say that "In some situations it’s right that some information is not released". But he also noted that due to the centralist government structure, many civil servants were afraid to speak to journalists since action could be taken against them, and said he had experienced this himself.
